FORESTRY IN GERMANY. 37 



RENNES. 



The cultivation of field and garden seeds is an important industry ,at the 

 city of Rennes, but varjies in amount, according to the season and the crops. 

 The principal shipping firm writes me: "The crops we have grown this 

 season for England will amount to _;^ 12,000, and our hOme trade varies from 

 ;^io,ooo to ;^i5,ooo per annum, The shipments to the United States for 

 the year 1886 amounted to $2^,22,^. The principal firnls are Messers. 

 Honedry fils & Morice, M. Horchet, M. Lanseyeur, the first-named being the 

 only one who ships to America. 



H. A. SHACKELFORD, 



Consul. 

 United States Consulate, 



Nantes, March 17, 1887. 



GERMANY. 



REPORT OF CONSUL-GENERAL RAINE. 



I SUBMIT herewith my report relative to forest culture and preservation in 

 Germany, particularly in Prussia, as instructed by your circular, da-ted 

 November 30, 1886. 



Permit me also to call your attention to the report of Consular Clerk 

 Zimmerman, November 6, 1880, upon the subject of forest culture, and to 

 my annual report. No. 57, dated November 7, 1885, containing also statistics 

 on forestry. 



The appointrnent of an efficient person, familiar with' forestal matters, to 

 visit this country and study its forest management, might be of advantage. 



AREAS UNDER FORESTS. 



The area devoted to forests in Germany is computed at 13,908,398 

 hectares, equal to 25.7 per cent, of the entire area of the Empire, [i hec- 

 tare =10, 000 square meters, or 2.471 acres.] 



It may be of interest to state in what proportion the remainder of Ger- 

 many's soil is utilized, viz.: 



Hectares. Per cent. 



Agriculture, horticulture, vineyards, &c 26,311,968 48.7 



Meadows 5)903.344 io-9 



Pastures and sterile lands 5,041,226 9.4 



Courts, yards, roads, water 2,860,149 5-3 



Forests, woods •" 13,908,398 25.7 



